Mark View MCP Server

Native macOS markdown preview with MCP server for Claude Code. Claude writes markdown - MarkView renders it live, in a real native window, while you work. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.

People connecting this server to Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in HTML.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-23 · ★ 38 · #133 OF 848 MAINTAINED OTHER · VERIFIED 2026-08-25

MIT · HTML · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Mark View

Claude Code

claude mcp add paulhkang94-markview -- npx -y mcp-server-markview

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "paulhkang94-markview": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-server-markview"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

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Zed · context_servers

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Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions

license MIT - declared in the repository

npm package mcp-server-markview - unscoped; check the name against the project README before installing

registry namespace io.github.paulhkang94 is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Mark View can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

Latest releases

v1.7.2 · 2026-08-23

stub _which in golden-path bundle tests (#71) · mar-045: migrate bundle.sh to tested Python (scripts/bundle.py) (#70) · move markdown linting off main actor (#69) · mar-026: surface xcodebuild/swift-build root causes…

v1.7.1 · 2026-07-15

move StatusBarView document stats off the main thread (item-713, 2nd class) (#57) · cache JS bundles in a process-wide static, not per Coordinator (item-713) (#55) · chmod +x render-verify-gate.sh - hook was silently…

v1.7.0 · 2026-07-06

⌘T opens a true untitled tab (MV-007) (#42) · upload dSYMs to Sentry after notarization (#40) · restore all previously-open tabs on relaunch, not just the last (MV-001) (#39) · don't count escaped pipes (\|) as table…

04 · Who maintains Mark View

MarkView is maintained by paulhkang94. It's the only MCP server we track from this author; the repo dates to Feb 2026.

05 · Facts

repository: github.com/paulhkang94/markview
category: other - ranked #133 of 848 actively-maintained other servers as of 2026-08-25.
release cadence: 4 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-23)
registry: io.github.paulhkang94/markview (active, first published 2026-02-19 · 8 versions)
packages: npm:mcp-server-markview

06 · Mark View FAQ

What is Mark View?

Is Mark View still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-08-25, its last commit was 2026-08-23 and it shipped 4 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

How do I install Mark View?

Run `npx -y mcp-server-markview`. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Mark View run locally?

Yes - it's a stdio server: it runs on your machine (via npx) with your user's permissions. Your data stays local unless the server itself calls external APIs.

07 · Alternatives to Mark View

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